Ascension St. John Hospital Pediatric Residency Faculty
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Marcus Degraw, MD
Pediatric Chairman
Director, Child Protection Unit
Director, Child Protection Unit
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Premchand Anne, MD
Program Director
Director, Pediatric Cardiology
Director, Pediatric Cardiology
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Krista Mesi, DO
Associate Program Director,
Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
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Ronald Hertz, DO
Director, Osteopathic Program
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Deepak Patel, MD
Director, NICU & SCN
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Alina Witkowski, MD
Director, Pediatric Critical Care
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Reina Salazar, MD
Director, Pediatric Allergy
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Christy Petroff, MD
Director, Pediatric Clinic
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Hernando Lyons, MD
Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology
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Bernard Degnan, MD
Director, Pediatric Endocrinology
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Muthaypalayam Thirumoorthi, MD
Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Iqbal Allarakhia, MD
Director, Pediatric Neurology
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Marc Cullen, MD
Director, Pediatric Surgery
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Karen Alton, MD
Director, Adolescent Medicine
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Angela Mata, MD
Staff, Pediatric Critical Care
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Basel Hamzeh, MD
Staff, Pediatrician
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Susan Kessler, MD
Staff, Pediatrician
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Saleem Raza, MD
Staff, Pediatrician
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Michael McMillan, Ph.D.
Staff, Pediatric Psychologist
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Shada Al-anani, MD
Staff, Pediatric Cardiology
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Stuart Covi, MD
Staff, Pediatric Cardiology
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Sanjay Kumar, MD
Staff, Pediatric Gastroenterology
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Rand Farjo, MD
Staff, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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John Adams, MD
Staff, Neonatologist
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Athina Pappas, MD
Staff, Neonatologist
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Beata Ruprecht, MD
Staff, Pediatric Neurology
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Robert Sills, MD
Staff, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Jeff Clark, MD
Staff, Pediatric Critical Care
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Jennifer Nimtz, MD
Staff, Pediatrician
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Natalie Kontos, MD
Hospice/Palliative Medicine, Pediatrics
Staff, Pediatrician
Staff, Pediatrician
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Michelle Truong, MD
Staff, Pediatrician
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Meredith Sharp, MD
Staff, Pediatric Hospitalist
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Justino Zoma, MD
Staff, Pediatric Cardiology
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Shashikala Gowda, MD
Staff, Pediatric Endocrinology
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Ralph Ariss, MD
Staff, Neonatologist
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Monika Piatek, MD
Staff, Neonatologist
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Faesel Elbakoush, MD
Staff, Neonatologist
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David DeCosta, MD
Staff, Neonatologist